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Program March 21, 2018
One of the pleasures of hosting a radio show is the opportunity it affords me to bang the drum for artists who deserve wider recognition. Skip McDonald, who records as Little Axe (pictured above) is...
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Charts March 25, 2018
WRIR's NACC World Top Ten1 LITTLE AXE | London Blues | Echo Beach2 LOS CHICOS MALOS | Los Chicos Malos | Vampisoul3 SPANGLISH FLY | Ay Que Boogaloo! | Chaco World4 HAMAD KALKABA AND THE GOLDEN SOUNDS |...
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Charts April 1, 2018
WRIR's NACC World Top Ten1 HOLLIE COOK | Vessel Of Love | Merge2 SIDI TOURE | Toubalbero | Thrill Jockey3 CAMARAO | The Imaginary Soundtrack to a Brazilian Western Movie (1964-1974) | Analog Africa4...
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Program April 4, 2018
This week's program has that Latin tinge throughout. The show gets started with the unique sound of salsa Senegalaise, as Senegal celebrates its 58th anniversary of independence on April 4.Then we'll...
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Orquesta Akokan | Orquesta Akokan
ARTIST: Orquesta AkokanTITLE: Orquesta AkokanLABEL: DaptoneMambo is the big band sound of Havana’s glory days: the years before Castro’s revolution and the subsequent American embargo of all things...
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Listen All Around: The Golden Age Of Central And East African Music
ARTIST: various artistsTITLE: Listen All Around: The Golden Age Of Central & East African MusicLABEL: Dust-to-DigitalHugh Tracey spent most of his life making field recordings of sub-Saharan...
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Charts April 8, 2018
WRIR's NACC World Top Ten1 LISTEN ALL AROUND: THE GOLDEN AGE OF CENTRAL AND EAST AFRICAN MUSIC | various artists | Dust-to-Digital2 ORQUESTA AKOKAN | Orquesta Akokan | Daptone3 CAMARAO | The Imaginary...
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Program April 11, 2018
Daniel Kahn (pictured above with his be-masked band The Painted Bird) is one of my favorite songwriters. What can you say about a guy who lists his musical influences as Nina Simone, Tom Waits, Tom...
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Charts April 15, 2018
WRIR's NACC World Top Ten1 HOLLIE COOK | Vessel Of Love | Merge2 THORNATO | Back It Up | Wonderwheel3 CESARIA EVORA | Carnaval De Mindelo | Lusafrica4 LOS CHICOS MALOS | Los Chicos Malos | Vampisoul5...
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Program April 18, 2018
WRIR's Spring 2018 Fund Drive is now underway -- we're working to raise $40,000 by Wednesday April 25 to power independent community radio in Richmond for another six months. Thank you for your...
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Program April 25, 2018
WRIR's Spring 2018 Fund Drive wraps up on Wednesday April 25 at 11 PM. Many of you have already donated during this drive or are monthly sustaining members -- thank you to all of you for keeping 97.3...
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El Hijo De La Cumbia | Genero Genero
ARTIST: El Hijo De La CumbiaTITLE: Genero GeneroLABEL: NacionalEmiliano Gomez, who records and performs as El Hijo De La Cumbia, is an Argentine DJ and producer now living in Sweden who spins an urban,...
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African Scream Contest 2
ARTIST: various artistsTITLE: African Scream Contest 2LABEL: Analog AfricaAfrican Scream Contest, digging deep into the funk and psychedelic sounds of West Africa’s Benin and Togo, was Analog Africa’s...
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Charts April 29, 2018
WRIR's NACC World Top Ten1 HECTOR "COCO" BAREZ | El Laberinto Del Coco | Obi Musica2 SIDI TOURE | Toubalbero | Thrill Jockey3 IMARHAN | Temet | City Slang4 CAMARAO | The Imaginary Soundtrack to a...
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Program May 2, 2018
First of all, I want to thank close to 600 WRIR listeners who donated $48,000 during the Spring 2018 Fund Drive. For the second consecutive drive, we've set another all-time fundraising record. Thank...
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Charts May 6, 2018
WRIR's NACC World Top Ten1 SIDI TOURE | Toubalbero | Thrill Jockey2 EL HIJO DE LA CUMBIA | Genero Genero | Nacional3 AFRICAN SCREAM CONTEST 2 | various artists | Analog Africa4 ORQUESTA AKOKAN |...
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Program May 9, 2018
Desert blues guitarist Mdou Moctar (pictured above) and his band return to Richmond Monday night at Strange Matter, on a killer triple bill with The Messthetics (Fugazi's rhythm section plus guitar...
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Ali Farka Toure | The Source
ARTIST: Ali Farka ToureTITLE: The SourceLABEL: World CircuitFor those of us who were just getting interested in African music around 1990, it’s impossible to overstate the impact of Ali Farka Toure. He...
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Charts May 13, 2018
WRIR's NACC World Top Ten1 AFRICAN SCREAM CONTEST 2 | various artists | Analog Africa2 LISTEN ALL AROUND: THE GOLDEN AGE OF CENTRAL AND EAST AFRICAN MUSIC | various artists | Dust-to-Digital3 ORQUESTA...
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Program May 16, 2018
It's been two years in the making, and Yeni Nostalji (pictured above)'s debut album has now been released by Ropeadope Records. It's a beautiful thing; you'll hear a track from it this week on Global...
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